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The Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings finished as the two best teams in the NFC North in the 2019 NFL season. Despite their dominance in the division in recent years, some changes could be on the horizon. The Detroit Lions currently own the third overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft and plenty of […]

Veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins led the Minnesota Vikings to a postseason berth, claiming the second NFC Wild Card spot and upsetting the New Orleans Saints (which had Teddy Bridgewater) in the first round of the playoffs, only to lose to the conference champion San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round. Cousins, 31, earned his second […]

The Minnesota Vikings backed up the Brinks truck for quarterback Kirk Cousins in 2018. That year, it looked like a serious mistake. Cousins simply did not look like he was worth the type of money they gave up for him. It also didn’t help that they were 13-3 and sniffing the Super Bowl the year […]

Teddy Bridgewater is part of this story: With Super Bowl 54 over, all eyes will be on where Tom Brady plays next season. The longtime quarterback of the New England Patriots seems content with testing the open market for the first time in his career. Provided that, fans in New England are undoubtedly anxious to […]

The Minnesota Vikings had a nice 2019 season, making the playoffs and even winning a game during Wild Card weekend. It was nice, but it wasn’t good enough, and this offseason is going to be crucial if they want to make it farther than last season. So how can they improve? Let’s break down three […]

The NFC North was top-heavy during the 2019 season with the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings both making the playoffs. The Chicago Bears couldn’t get consistent play out of Mitchell Trubisky which caused them to struggle, and Matthew Stafford’s injury derailed any hope for the Lions. Each team in the NFC North believes with […]

The Minnesota Vikings need to be bold this offseason or it might be time for a rebuild and the perfect way to do that would be to make a trade to draft Tua Tagovailoa. Kirk Cousins is a fine quarterback, maybe even a little above average, but he has proven he isn’t the quarterback to lead […]

The Minnesota Vikings’ miraculous playoff run ended after pulling off an upset over the New Orleans Saints in the Wild Card round. The Vikings went to San Francisco to face the 49ers and were promptly sent back home, losing 27-10. Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins said on PFT Live that he hopes the loss to the 49ers will […]

The Minnesota Vikings made the playoffs during the 2019 season and even won a game in the wild card round against the New Orleans Saints. During the divisional round they looked lost on both sides of the ball and it led to a 27-10 defeat. The team has a lot of decisions to make this […]

It seems that the Minnesota Vikings have fallen victim to internet hackers. The team’s official Instagram account was hacked by a group called OurMine on Monday. The group made a post stating the ease of hacking verified social media accounts and the importance of account security. The Vikings certainly aren’t the first professional sports team […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins earned his second Pro Bowl invite in 2019, but the 2019-20 NFL season was far from the cheery end note for the 31-year-old Michigan State product. In the second year of his three-year deal Cousins signed with the Vikings worth $84 million, the Minnesota signal-caller had a very rocky start […]

If Brett Favre were an NFL Hall of Fame voter, he’d make sure Steve Hutchinson would find himself part of the 2020 class. Hutchinson, a former offensive guard for the Seattle Seahawks, Minnesota Vikings and Tennessee Titans, is a Hall of Fame finalist. 2020 marks his third straight year he’s part of the finalist class. […]

The future between Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings is murky following their elimination from the playoffs. As he heads into the final year of his contract with Minnesota, Cousins gave some great advice to the rest of the players in the NFL. “Well, that’s the NFL, right? I mean, you just keep going and […]

The Minnesota Vikings are promoting Gary Kubiak to be their new offensive coordinator to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Kevin Stefanski was the Vikings’ offensive coordinator last year but left to become the Cleveland Browns head coach. The #Vikings are turning to a familiar face for their new OC: Gary Kubiak, who has been an […]

The Minnesota Vikings’ offense revolved mostly around running back Dalvin Cook. Never was that more clear than in their NFC Divisional loss to the San Francisco 49ers, when the Niners shut down Minnesota’s running game and held the Vikings to just 147 yards of total offense. Cook rushed for over 1,100 yards and tallied over […]

For the first time since 2003, the Super Bowl will not feature NFL stars Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Ben Roethlisberger or Joe Flacco. The Kansas City Chiefs, led by Patrick Mahomes will be making their third Super Bowl appearance in franchise history and their first since 1969. On the other hand, the San Francisco 49ers […]

The Minnesota Vikings won 10 games and earned a Wild Card berth in the NFC playoff picture this season, upsetting the New Orleans Saints in the Wild Card Round before falling to the San Francisco 49ers in the Divisional Round. While the Vikings have generally been known as a defensive team in recent years, their […]

After missing out on the playoffs in 2018, the Minnesota Vikings took some big steps forward during the 2019 season. They made the playoffs and even knocked out the New Orleans Saints in the Wild Card round. A lot of the Vikings’ success was because of some players who took some big steps forward. Let’s […]

Minnesota Vikings play by play announcer Paul Allen believes that Gary Kubiak will be the next offensive coordinator for the team. During his daily radio show on KFAN based out of the Twin Cities, Allen said the “The Vikings have to know that Gary Kubiak will be the next offensive coordinator.” Paul Allen on the […]

The Minnesota Vikings made it back to the playoffs this season and even won a game, but it still wasn’t enough. There were a lot of holes exposed throughout the season that need to be fixed if the team wants to make a run at the Super Bowl. Let’s break down three players the Vikings […]

Jimmy Garoppolo and the San Francisco 49ers are preparing themselves to face the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game and Garoppolo is reflecting on his time with Tom Brady. Ahead of Sunday’s decisive showdown, Garoppolo is thinking back to Brady’s consistency in the postseason to aid him. “I haven’t personally talked to him, […]

Nick Bosa delivered a blindside block on Brian O’Neill in the San Francisco 49ers-Minnesota Vikings divisional round matchup. After the league looked into the play, the NFL has fined Bosa for his blindside block versus the Vikings. The play occurred when Kirk Cousins targeted Adam Thielen and was intercepted by Richard Sherman. While Sherman began […]

The San Francisco 49ers are just one win away from representing the NFC in the Super Bowl and there will be a ton of pressure on Jimmy Garoppolo to deliver a victory. Despite the added pressure, Steve Young predicts that Garoppolo will play well in the NFC Championship Game. “When they’ve asked him to raise […]

Xavier Rhodes used to be one of the top cornerbacks in the entire NFL for the Minnesota Vikings. Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end and Rhodes has seemingly started to fall off a bit. This season, fans ripped on Rhodes all season long and many think he could be gone this coming […]

The San Francisco 49ers were able to defeat the Minnesota Vikings in the Divisional Round by containing Dalvin Cook. Ahead of Sunday’s NFC Championship Game, Jimmie Ward revealed what the 49ers must do to slow down Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. “We have to force them to be one-dimensional,” 49ers free safety Jimmie […]

The Minnesota Vikings went into the postseason with injuries on the defensive side of the ball and Mike Hughes was definitely missed. Following Minnesota’s loss against the San Francisco 49ers, it was discovered that Hughes suffered a broken vertebra that caused him to be sidelined for the playoffs. During the week leading up to the […]

The New Orleans Saints have been fortunate enough to have Drew Brees and Sean Payton over the last decade or so. Despite having talented rosters over the years, the 2010s were a wasted decade for the Saints. When Payton and Brees joined forces in 2006, the duo immediately turned around the franchise. In their first […]

Rate, review, and subscribe to Establish the Pass on iTunes, SoundCloud, and Spotify. Apple Podcasts link: Episode 40 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Spotify Podcasts link: Episode 40 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 40 – Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan go over their biggest takeaways from the divisional […]

The Minnesota Vikings have a wealth of young talent on both sides of the ball, but they also have some key players who are 30 and up, which could mean changes are coming. “At the end of the day, it ends up being a young man’s game,” said head coach Mike Zimmer, according to Ben […]

On Sunday, the Cleveland Browns coaching search finally came to an end, as reports confirmed the team will be hiring Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski as head coach. The mere fact that Stefanski is not Josh McDaniels angered many Browns fans, but the team stuck to its process, and because of that, Stefanski has […]

It runs in the family. With George Zimmer out as defensive coordinator, the Minnesota Vikings could hire from within to find their next DC. Not just within the football organization, but the family of head coach Mike Zimmer. According to Sirius XM NFL host Alex Marvez, Adam Zimmer is a candidate to become the defensive […]

The Minnesota Vikings made it back to the playoffs in 2019, but they still fell short of their ultimate goal, winning the Super Bowl. They had a lot of strong parts of the offense, but they also had some key holes that really need to be addressed this offseason. Let’s break down three major needs […]

Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer believes the offense took some steps forward this season and they are only a couple of pieces away to take the next step forward. Talking to the media to wrap up the season, Zimmer was asked about many topics, including how the team can prepare going forward next season. Zimmer […]

Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer expects to have a talk soon with ownership about the status of his contract and the direction of the team going forward. He is under contract for one more season and has made it clear he would like to stay in Minnesota long term. “I love these players and […]

The Minnesota Vikings fell to the San Francisco 49ers in the Divisional Round of the playoffs on Saturday, ending their quest to make their long-awaited return to the Super Bowl. Such a journey will have to wait another year, but the question is, do the Vikings have it in them to make another push? Some […]

Minnesota Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen would like to stay with the Vikings. Griffen re-worked his contract ahead of the 2019 season that included a clause that if he got six sacks it would void the last year of his contract and he would become a free agent. Griffen had a big season lining up […]

Mike Zimmer’s coaching staff will undergo an overhaul in the 2020 offseason. One day after their season-ending loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round, the Minnesota Vikings saw offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski choose to become the new head coach of the Cleveland Browns. Now, their defensive coordinator will be leaving. According to […]

The San Francisco 49ers were able to advance in the playoffs after Saturday’s victory and Jimmy Garoppolo gained some fans after throwing an impressive block on Minnesota Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr. The 49ers’ quarterback called the pancake moment being a “football player.” “I had to get a pancake on the stat sheet, so I’m pretty […]

The Minnesota Vikings are uncertain what the future will hold in terms of Kirk Cousins being the team’s franchise quarterback. While the team deciphers whether to give him a new contract or not, Cousins isn’t focused on a contract extension with Minnesota, per ESPN’s Courtney Cronin. Cousins asked about a potential contract extension coming up […]